Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 24th, 2008 No Comments »
George Carlin, who died Monday morning of heart failure, will be remembered by most as a comedian with a finely tuned sense of outrage, a nose for the truly ridiculous and the utterer of the Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television. (No link there; this is a family blog.)
But Carlin was also a writer, and a good one. He spent hours honing his material before going on stage, and was continually updating his … continued »
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This week’s column focuses on last week’s Peabody fire, and how the paper is using new tools to report the news…
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Our Masconomet High School interns, Kristina Bond and Maria Costigan, have finished up for the summer (and will be graduating Friday).
You’ve probably seen their bylines in the paper, including an interesting point-counterpoint on voting in last Saturday’s paper.
They’ve also left us with a pretty cool video on the monetary costs of teen smoking.
We’re not the only ones who were impressed. The duo was awarded first prize at … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2008 No Comments »
The second edition of the Greater Salem Boys & Girls Club newspaper, What’s the Word, is now available on salemnews.com.
The first edition from the club’s student writers debuted in March. The May issue is even larger than the first, with a boost to eight pages.
What’s the Word is written by members of the Media Club, a group of 11- to 15-year-olds that meets each Tuesday afternoon.
This is the second collaboration for The Salem News. … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s column:
In the time it takes you to read this column, gas prices will have probably risen another few cents.
As I write this Friday morning, the news wires are reporting gasoline prices have hit yet another record high, reaching a national average of $3.83 a gallon. The $3.82 a gallon I spent filling the family pickup that morning had me yearning for the diminutive, fuel-sipping Ford Festiva I drove early in my career.
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
This week’s column…
It has been a little more than a month since we added online commenting to stories on salemnews.com.
The response has been tremendous, with thousands of comments by readers on topics ranging from the important (the override debate in Beverly) to the somewhat silly (the fight over racy T-shirts at the mall).
We’re learning the world of online debate is different from the give-and-take on our opinion pages. In the print edition, a byline and … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Book lovers should make their way to The Salem News building here in Beverly this weekend for a used book sale to benefit the Newspapers in Education program. The program distributes The Salem News to the schools for free, and teachers use the papers to instruct students in everything from math to current events.
The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, May 3) and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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You’ll be seeing a few new bylines in The Salem News over the next several weeks.
The Salem News has a long history of working with college interns. Now, for the first time, the News will be part of Masconomet High School’s internship program.
Senior Kristina Bond started work yesterday; she’ll be joined Monday by Maria Costigan. (Fellow senior Caroline Stewart is helping out in our advertising department.)
Kristina did a fine job explaining the overall program in … continued »
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I hope you who saw the excellent news photo on Page 2 of today’s paper (“Truck catches fire in front of court”).
The photo, which captured a car fire in front of the Salem District Court, was the work of alert Salem News reader Greg Nowak, who works in the building across the street. The photo caption didn’t mention his name, but he definitely deserves credit for the shot.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Who says school mission statements have to be dray? Click here to see the video put together at Peabody High School.
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